Dominican Republic Ol. vs Spain Ol. prediction: WORLD: Olympic Games betting tips on match 2024-07-26 13:00.
[p]After the first round of fixtures, no country has longer odds of winning the men’s football at the 2024 Olympic Games than the Dominican Republic, who take on second-favourites Spain in Bordeaux on Saturday. Los Quisqueyanos, competing at this tournament for the first time in their history, began their campaign with a 0-0 draw against Egypt on Wednesday and are very much still in the mix in Group C, with their final match of this stage against fellow newcomers Uzbekistan next Tuesday. [/p]
[p]Only four nations kept a clean sheet in their opener, but equally, Ibai Gómez’s team are one of just four who did not score despite 15 goal attempts against Egypt. In fact, they have failed to find the net in both their games since arriving in France after losing 7-0 to the hosts in Toulon in a pre-tournament friendly.[/p]
[p]Spain currently top the group after a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan and will confirm their place in the quarter-finals if they can make it back-to-back wins against Olympic football debutants in this encounter. That win came in spite of a penalty miss, but with the Spanish such heavy favourites to win here, they’ll hope to be a little more convincing in their second group game.[/p]
[p]FermĂn LĂłpez and Alex Baena, the only two members of Spain’s triumphant 2024 UEFA European Championship squad to be picked for this tournament, featured in the Uzbekistan game, and the pair have now enjoyed eight tournament victories out of eight since mid-June. If they can make it nine in a row, then La Roja will be well on track for more glory as they target their fourth final in their last six Olympics. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Peter González had a goal wrongly disallowed against Egypt and the Madrid-born forward will be particularly keen to make an impact against Spanish opposition. After the goal against Uzbekistan, Sergio Gómez has now scored for all the Spain teams in which he has featured: under-17, 18, 19, 21 and 23. He also seems to enjoy a summer tournament after getting three goals and two assists in his five matches at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Spain have failed to lead at half-time in each of their last ten Olympic matches.[/p]
[p][i]Written by: Tom Penn[/i][/p]